Three major books on art
Robert Tanitch’s round-up of books No 2 BODY OF ART (Phaidon £39.95). This is a splendid and engrossing book, wide in its scope and each page a joy: the poise and elegance of Raphael, the bravura brus ...
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Biographies of Guy Burgess, Francis Bacon, Richard Wagner and Ian Fleming
ROBERT TANITCH’S ROUND-UP OF BOOKS No 1 STALIN’S ENGLISHMAN by Andrew Lownie (Hodder & Stoughton (£25). Guy Burgess was the most important spy in the Cambridge Spy Ring. Traitor, Marxist, hom ...
The Illusionists offer magic for the whole family
Robert Tanitch reviews The Illusionists at Shaftesbury Theatre, London WC2 In was only in July and August that there was a magic show in the West End called Impossible. Now, less than three months lat ...
Rome Express was a major success for British films in 1932
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs ROME EXPRESS (Network). Train movies are always popular and this is one of the earliest. Walter Forde directs this cleverly edited popular 1932 all-star thriller ...